Indigenous-Canadian Relations

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Circle Works

Transforming Eurocentric Consciousness

 This book is intended to contribute to both the theoretical debate and classroom practice in the field of education. It explores the legitimacy of Aboriginal, holistic paradigms within some of … 304 View

Home and Native Land

Unsettling Multiculturalism in Canada

 Home and Native Land takes its vastly important topic and places it under a new, penetrating light—shifting focus from the present grounds of debate onto a more critical terrain. The … ; ; ; 256 View

Resistance and Renewal

Surviving the Indian Residential School

 One of the first books published to deal with the phenomenon of residential schools in Canada, Resistance and Renewal is a disturbing collection of Native perspectives on the Kamloops Indian … 172 View

Righting Canada’s Wrongs: Residential Schools

The Devastating Impact on Canada’s Indigenous People and the Reconciliation Commission’s Findings and Calls for Action

 Righting Canada’s Wrongs: Residential Schools is designed to provide an introductory-level overview of the history and effects of the Residential School system in Canada. This title makes … 130 View

Victims of Benevolence

The Dark Legacy of the Williams Lake Residential School

 An unsettling study of two tragic events at an Indian residential school in British Columbia which serve as a microcosm of the profound impact the residential school system had on Aboriginal … 142 View
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From: Home and Native Land

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 Examines the policy of multiculturalism within a settler society, and whether the current debates are disruptive or just another form of assimilation. Includes a discussion of the effects of the … ; ; ; 14 $1.40 Add
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Introduction

From: Circle Works

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Introduction

From: Righting Canada’s Wrongs: Residential Schools

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 The introduction provides a brief overview of the importance of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and outlines the goals of the book. 1 $0.10 Add
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Preface

From: Victims of Benevolence

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 In most books, historical records have been written by non-Natives and thus reflect a non-Native cultural orientation. As a result, Native perspectives are often excluded from documentary sources … 16 $0.16 Add
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Preface, Acknowledgements, Introduction

From: Resistance and Renewal

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 The author, Celia Haig-Brown, lays the groundwork for the research for Resistance and Renewal. 17 $0.17 Add
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A "Sacred Duty"

Christianity, Civilization, and Indian Education

From: Racism in Canada (Course Pack)

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 Roman Catholic missionaries and the Canadian government shared a vision: to see Native people, through residential schooling, abandon their cultural heritage and their nomadic hunting and fishing … 40 $1.60 Add
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Disgraceful: Intellectual dishonesty, white anxieties, and multicultural critique thirty-six years later

From: Home and Native Land

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 Discusses the notion of progress under liberal democracy and the way it discredits non-European societies, with reference to criticisms of these societies by writers such as Ayaan Hirsi Ali. 18 $1.80 Add
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Foreword

From: Resistance and Renewal

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 Randy Fred offers a first-hand account of his years at the residential school. Randy’s reflections of his years at the school are objective, yet heart-wrenching and brings focus to the … 20 $0.40 Add
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Life Before the Schools

From: Righting Canada’s Wrongs: Residential Schools

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 This chapter provides an overview of the lives and cultures of indigenous people in Canada prior to the residential schools. It illustrates this with paintings, artifacts, photographs, and … 30 $3.00 Add
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Setting the Terms

From: Circle Works

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Conflict Arising From Contact

From: Righting Canada’s Wrongs: Residential Schools

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 This chapter discusses the policies that were enacted by the Canadian government and the effect this had on Canada’s Indigenous People. It illustrates this with photographs and … 10 $1.00 Add